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The Essay Georgian Portraits Episodes

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert Adam

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

    Martin Rowson on William Hogarth

    4/5 Writer and cartoonist Martin Rowson discusses the satiric genius of William Hogarth.

    Amanda Vickery on Elizabeth Parker Shackleton

    3/5 Historian Amanda Vickery explores the life of Elizabeth Parker Shackleton.

    Ian Kelly on David Garrick

    2/5 Actor and writer Ian Kelly explores the life and times of David Garrick.

    Claire Tomalin on Dora Jordan

    1/5 Claire Tomalin on the life of actress Dora Jordan, lover of the future King William IV.